Kickstart and Pollenizer seek hidden entrepreneurs in the Philippines June 14, 2013 by Terence LEE The Philippines startup scene has been out in full force recently to raise awareness about the country’s ascendance as a tech business hub. This is understandable and necessary, given that the ecosystem is more nascent than their equivalents in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore. Their enthusiasm was most evident at Echelon 2013 , a recently-concluded Singapore startup conference which had the largest contingent of Filipino startups ever in the history of the signature event. Paul Rivera from Y-Combinator startup Kalibrr and Peter Bithos from Globe Telecom took the stage in panel discussions, while Zap and MyLegalWhiz pitched to an audience in Echelon’s startup competition. Seven startups from Philippine accelerator Kickstart ‘s portfolio attended the conference. The publicit...